Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Specialization in ethnomedicinal plant knowledge among herbalists in the forest region of Rivercess County, Liberia

Aiah Lebbie*
  • Aiah Lebbie*
  • National Herbarium of Sierra Leone, Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University, P.M.B. Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Francois Kouame
  • Francois Kouame
  • Laboratory of Botany, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, BP 165 Abidjan 31, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Edouard Kouassi
  • Edouard Kouassi
  • Laboratory of Botany, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, BP 165 Abidjan 31, Côte d'Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 03 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 29 March 2017
  •  Published: 10 April 2017

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Map of Liberia showing the study area, Garpue Town, in Rivercess County (2017). 

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